Match-making machinery.



PATENTBD JAN. a, 1907.

A.. B. GALKINS. MATCH MAKING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED APR-19,1906.

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PATENTED'JAN. 8, 1907.

A. B. GALKINS. MATGH MAKING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED APB.19,1906.

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A. B. GALKINS. MATCH MAKING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19, 1906.

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WITNESSES THE NORRIS PETERS 50-, gvAsHmomu, a. c.

UNITED; STATEMENT OFFICE ALMON B. OALKINS, .OF BELLEVILLE, NEW'JERSEY,'ASSIGNOR' FERRALO. DININNY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

MAWCHJFMAKNG MACHINERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 19, 1906'. Serial No- 312587.

comp anying drawings, forming a part thereof.

' My invention relates to improvements in match-making machinery, andparticularly to improvements in means for applying match composition tosplints.

My invention consists in means for produc ing such relative movementbetween the compositionapplying apparatus and the splints as todisconnect the same from oper-- ative engagement whenever the machineryfor advancing the splints shall stopor whenever the speed at whichsuchmachinery is run shall-fall below. a predetermined point. To produce theproper relative movement, I either move the composition-applyingapparatus away from the splints or I lift thesplint-carriers and splintstherein away from the composition-applying app aratus. The

particular means for producing this movement is preferably acentrifugalgovernorop eratedby the machinery for advancing the splint-carriers. andsplints therein, said ce'ntrifugal governor arranged tomove' theforegoing elements toward and away from each other in accordance withthe speed at-which it is rotated. 1 -'By this imeans'as the drivingmachinery stops 'or slows down-toward the stopping-point the elementsare moved away from each other as it is desired:

In orderthatmy invention may be thor oughly understood, I will nowproceed todescribe the same with reference tot-heaccom panying drawings,illustrating certain embodiments thereof, and will then. point out thenovel features in claims.

In thedrawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an apparatusembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same with certainparts broken away in transverse section. Fig. 3 isa partial view, inlongitudinal section, through a composition-t ank and certaincorrelatedparts. Fig; 4 is a view in side elevation of a modifiedstructure. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of the form of splint-carrieremployed in the apparatus shown in Fig. 4-. Fig.7'is adetail'tr'ansversesectional view upon the line 7 7 of Fig. 4.

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' A tank 10 is illustrated for containing the composition to beappliedtosplints, the said tank being suitably jacketed, as is usual,

whereby it may be heated'or cooled, as the:

case may be, all as is well known in the art to which this inventionappert ainst ed in the tank, saidroller having; 12, supported by and'arrange A composition-applying roller 11 is moupttrunnions .1

to rotate upon antifriction-rollers 13. 'Securedto the roller 11 is ashaft: 14, which projects through I one wall of the tank to the-exteriorthereof,

and fast to this shaft is --a worm-wheel 15, ar-

ranged in mesh with a worm. 16, by which it:

is driven. The worm 16 is mountedvon a shaft '17, journaled in bearings18, said shaft driven from the overhead driving-shaft 19 by 1 means ofbevel-gearing 20, miter-gearing 2. 1,

and an intermediate vertical shaft 22. 'A

clutch v23 is provided for connecting and dis connecting the drive, asmay be desired such clutch being operatedby means of a hand-w 'IGVGIQI.Other driving means may be em-- ployedfor the roller 11, if desired.--

The usual or any desired form of stirrer-25 may be employed, the saidstirrer rocked by means of a pitman connection 26 with a crank-pin 27upon a spur-gear 28, the said spur-gear engaged by a pinion 29 indriving relation with the bevel-gearing 20.

. 5 From the foregoing it will be seen that upon rotationof thedrive-shaft 19 the composition-applying roller'l l will be slowlyrotated and the stirrer 25 somewhat rapidly reciprocated. Spl nts areconveyed over-the composition-applylngroller, as is usual in this typeof machine, the splints beingsupported in a-suitable carrier-30.'(See-par-v 1 ticularly Fig. 2.) This carrier, whichmay conveniently bein the form ofa plurality of carrier-frames having individualsplint-holding devices, is arranged to'rurr upon Ways 31, i the saidcarriers being advanced in the direc' tion of the arrow, Fig; 1', bysuitable feeding 1 mechanism,-0f which the driving-shaft 19constitutes apart. not shown here in detail as forming per se,no

part of theinvention herein and being'well nown and understood in thisart. Therate of movement of the carriers is correctly timed tothesurfaoe speed of rotation of the This feeding mechanism is 1 roller11, the splints projecting downwardly from the carrier and arranged sothat their ends will touch or almost touch the periphery of the roller11 as they pass over the same. This roller in its rotation picks up amodicum of composition, and the composition is thus applied to thesplint ends.

In driving relation with the shaft 19 is a centrifugal governor 32, saidgovernor arranged to operate a lever 33, fulcrumed at 34 and connectedat its outer end through intermediate links, levers, &c., 35 with arocker arm 36, which is mounted upon a shaft 37. The shaft 37 issuitably journaled in station ary bearings 38 upon transverse slides 39,and the said shaft is provided with mitergears 40 40 in mesh withsimilar miter-gears 41 41 upon shafts 42 42 at right angles thereto. Theshafts 42 42 are each provided with pinions ,.43 in mesh with racks 44upon the sides of the tank 10. The tank 10 is supported by means of thispinion-and-rack connection, being guided by vertical slides andguideways 45." Thus as the shaft 37 is rotated the shafts 42 atright'angles thereto will be also rotated and the tank 10 lifted ordepressed in accordance with the direction of movement of the saidshaft. The weight of the tank is counterbalanced to a certain ex tent bymeans of a counterbalance-weight 46 upon the operating-arm 36. J

The relation of the governor to the moving parts is such then that whenthe shaft 19 is running-at normal speed and the balls of the governorthereby fly outward the tank will be lifted to a predetermined extent,so as to properly hold same in a position to engage the splint ends asthe carriers convey them over'the roller. On the other hand, as theshaft 19 stops or slows down toward stopping the balls of the governor32 will move inward, whereby the tank will be lowered to a positionwhere it will be out of the path of movement; of the splints, and thuswill fail to engage same. Thus whenever the shaft 19 stops thecomposition apparatus and splints will be moved out of relation to eachother.

The slides 39 above referred to are mounted to slide transversely inways 47, formed as a part of the framework 47 of the machine. The tankas a whole may be moved laterally upon the ways 47 when desired, as willbe well understood.

In Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 I have shown a modified form of apparatusparticularlyadapted where a carrier-chain rather than splint frames isemployed. In this example of my invention the splintcarriers, and hencethe splints carried thereby, are lifted away from the roller 11 by meansof the governor in stead of the roller being lowered away from thesplints. For this purpose I have shown a portion 49 of the tracks orways 31 as capa ble of being lifted, the said portions 49 being suitablypivoted at 50, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 4. The governor isthen connected with the portion 49 by means of a link or otherconnection 51, as will be seen, the operation being substantiallysimilar to that described for the other figures. In connection with thisform of apparatus I have shown a carrier-chain 52; but it will beunderstood that other forms of carriers may be employed with thisexample of my invention, as also may other forms of carriers be employedwith the form of my invention shown in the other figures.

What I claim is 1. In match-making machinery, the combination with meansfor applying a composition to splints, and driving means, of meansautomatically operated by the stopping of the driving means for throwingthe compo sition applying means and the splints to which the compositionis to be applied, out of operative relation with each other.

2. In matchmaking machinery, the combination with means for applying acomposition to splints, and driving means, of means automaticallyoperated by the slackening of speed of the driving means for throwingthe composition-applying means and the splints to which the compositionis to be applied, out of operative relation with each other.

3. In match-making machinery, the com bination with mechanism forapplying composition to splints, and driving means, of a governor inconnection with said driving means for automatically throwing the saidmechanism into and out of operative relation.

4. In match-making machinery, the combination with mechanism forapplying composition to splints, and driving means, of a centrifugalgovernor in connection with said driving means, for automaticallythrowing the said mechanism into and out of operative relation.

5. In match-making machinery, the combination with composition-applyingapparatus, of a carrier for presenting splints thereto, a support forthe carrier, driving means, a governor in connection therewith, andmeans under the control of the governor for moving the composition-aplying means and carriersupport toward and away from each other.

6. In match-making machinery, the combination with composition-applyingapparatus, of a carrier for presenting splints there to, a support forthe carrier, driving means, a centrifugal governor in connectiontherewith, and means under the control of the governor for moving thecomposition-applying means and carrier-support toward and away from eachother.

7. In match-making machinery, the combination of composition-applyingmeans, carriers arranged to travel thereover, a driveshaft, a governorin connection therewith, and means controlled by the governor for IIOISO

9. In match-making machinery, the com-.

bination with a composition-applying roller, of a splint-carrierarranged to travel thereover, a drive-shaft, a'governor in connectionwith said drive-shaft, and intermediate connections between the governorand roller, whereby the governor, in its operation, will raise and lowerthe said roller toward and away from the splint-carrier.

over the tank and roller, a centrifugal governor, and means controlledthereby for raising and lowering the tank and roller bodily toward andaway from the path of movement of the splint-carrier.

1 1. In match-making machinery, the com bination with a composition-tankmounted to slide horizontally in horizontal ways, of a drive-shaft, acentrifugal governor connected thereto, and means intermediate thecentrifugal governor and the tank, whereby the operation of the saidgovernor will raise or lower the tank with respect to the ways uponwhich it is mounted.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April,1906.

ALMON B. OALKINS.

10. In match-making machinery,the com Witnesses: bination of acomposition-tank, a roller P. W. KIEVIT, therein, a splint-carrierarranged to travel A. G. CALKINs Q nt-i I WWW

